Electricity connection

Facility of electricity was Fundamental Right of all citizens under the Constitution and particularly when life was impossible without electricity

Respondent had applied for domestic three phase connection for his house which was his Fundamental Right

Single Judge of High Court rightly observed that to provide electricity to respondent was his fundamental right which could not be denied in any manner

Division Bench of High Court declined to interfere in judgment passed by Single Judge of High Court as the same did not suffer from any illegality or jurisdictional error

Intra-court appeal was dismissed in circumstances.

Where a person was subjected to discriminatory treatment, there must be an intelligible differntia which subjected person or things that were grouped together from those who had been left out, failing which the act of Authority would come within the mischief of Art. 25 of the Constitution and was always be subjected to judicial scrutiny by High Court under Art. 199 of the Constitution

High Court found it incomprehensible that electricity was provided to the entire vicinity except petitioner and two respondents which action of authorities could not be allowed

High Court directed the authorities to provide electricity to petitioner and two respondents immediately on receiving of their applications

Petition was allowed in circumstances.